Law enforcement agencies consistently

cite technology as one of their most

critical needs. In this modern era of

policing, using technology to establish

more efficient practices gives officers and

deputies more time to patrol the

communities they serve. Many law

enforcement agencies, however, do not

have the financial resources they need to

purchase new technologies. The Office of

Community Oriented Policing Services

(COPS) recognized the technological

challenges confronting America's law

enforcement community, and responded

with the Making Officer Redeployment

Effective (MORE) program.

Returning Police to Communities

The MORE program increases the time

available to law enforcement professionals

for community policing activities by

funding technology that enables a

department to operate more efficiently.

COPS MORE grants have helped more than

4,500 law enforcement agencies acquire and

implement technology to support efficient

community policing operations. These

grants total more than $1.3 billion, and fund

crime fighting technologies that have helped

redeploy the equivalent of more than 42,000

full-time law enforcement professionals into

community policing activities. MORE

program grants cover up to 75 percent of the

total cost of certain technologies over a oneyear period. Agencies that receive grants are

required to provide a minimum funding

match of 25 percent. 

Using Technology to Advance

Community Policing 

In addition to redeploying officers and

deputies into community policing

activities, the MORE program

significantly increases the ability of

officers across the country to solve

community problems. For example, in-car

computers procured by some grantees

enable officers to analyze and research

local crime and disorder problems while

on patrol, improving their ability to

quickly and effectively address

community issues. The MORE program

provides funding for the following

categories of technology:

 Mobile Computing

 Personal Computers

 Computer-Aided Dispatch

 Records Management Systems

 Crime Analysis Hardware/Software

 Automated Booking

 Automated Fingerprint

Identification Systems

 Video Arraignment

Making Officer Redeployment Effective (MORE) 

Using Technology To Keep America's Communities Safe

Law enforcement agencies

consistently cite technology as

one of their most critical

needs.

COPS has responded with over

$1.3 billion in grants to

address this need.

U.S. Department of Justice

Office of Community Oriented Policing Services

Fact Sheet www.cops.usdoj.gov
Making a Difference Through MORE

The MORE program not only allows

officers to work more efficiently, but also

more effectively. MORE-funded

technology has enabled many agencies to

become more proactive in their

community policing efforts. MORE grants

provide the technology that supports such

tasks as analyzing real-time crime data,

analyzing incident reports to anticipate

trends in crime, and mapping crime “hot

spots.” Technology is helping to expand

the way the law enforcement community

thinks about and practices community

policing.

Funding in FY 2002

On August 22, 2002, the Office of

Community Oriented Policing Services

announced $62 million in MORE grants

for fiscal year 2002. These grants will

help 297 state and local law enforcement

agencies acquire and deploy 

crime-fighting technology.

Contact COPS

For more information on the MORE

program, please call the U.S. Department

of Justice Response Center at

1.800.421.6770, or visit COPS Online at

www.cops.usdoj.gov.

Updated December 26, 2002

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